MIDDLETOWN >> EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk will open in the Middletown County Trailside Park on June 5 with a reception beginning at 10 a.m.
The beautiful 107 acre County Park was burned in the Valley Fire. This means the 14th year of the EcoArts walk will be exceptionally challenging but also an immense opportunity.
The park is located off Dry Creek Cutoff on Highway 175 approximately a mile north of Middletown. The Sculpture Walk exhibit itself is located along the center trail of the Park and runs along approximately one third mile of trail once dotted with trees, shrubs and meadows.
There are two parts to the Sculpture Walk this year. First, with the annual exhibit, the directors have decided to go “Back to Our Roots” and focus on stewardship and a more disciplined approach to the ecological and environmental part of their annual sculpture walk art. They hope there will be works that help address the devastation of the park through creative, thought provoking problem solving.
The second part of the sculpture walk has to do with the fires. As a community, we have lived through and understand the tragedies of the past year. A special “Tribute to our Resiliency” section will acknowledge the collective experiences the community went through during the fires. Organizers invite folks to join in providing artwork for this special section. Whether a professional artist or someone whose never made a work before; if you have been impacted by the fires and created an artwork that speaks to you, they would like to consider your work for the “Tribute to Resiliency” section of the walk.
Nine of 10 Directors of EcoArts and Middletown Art Center lost their homes. Their park venue was burned. But they remind residents that part of processing and healing can be through creation.
For more information and applications please visit www.EcoArtsLakeCounty.org.
